The biomarker MiR130, a microRNA associated with ulcer-causing bacteria Helicobacter pylori can be detected through a blood test and may help identify early cases of gastric cancer, according to a study published in Gut.
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Tyler Jacks, PhD, will step down from the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. after serving as director for over 19 years.
Cancer patients in the U.S. spent $5.6 billion in out-of-pocket healthcare costs in 2018, a new report from the American Cancer Society found.
Homeless patients are three times more likely to die than non-homeless patients after a heart attack, reports HealthDay.
The survival rate for inflammatory breast cancer patients has increased over the last four decades, according to a study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
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Below are six cardiologists who joined new practices or received new appointments since mid-September.
The American Heart Association updated 491 recommendations for adult, pediatric and neonatal life support to increase cardiac arrest survival rates, according to a summary of its 2020 guidelines released Oct. 21.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Los Robles Regional Medical Center will close its 4-year-old pediatric intensive care unit in December, according to the Thousand Oaks Acorn.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to oncology research worldwide, preventing some patients from accessing potentially lifesaving therapies, researchers told NBC News.
Mukul S. Chandra, MD, a cardiologist with Ohio-based Premier Health, died Oct. 18 of health complications following a COVID-19 diagnosis, reports CBS affiliate WHIO.